Over the winter my wife and I took up curling. Curling is that Winter Olympic sport that is televised on the 8 broadcast channel, and if you’re like me you’ll spend the whole Olympic season relearning the rules and strategy that … Continue reading →

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Good morning blog. I know you’ve sat idle for some time and I’ll get back to why and what I’m doing about that. Today I’ll wake it up because recently I was asked a question that I think many parents will … Continue reading →

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This is the much delayed (many months, sorry) second post in a four part series discussing different models of family ministry. In our first post, we talked about how two scholars (Timothy Paul Jones and Denise Kjesbo) have defined family … Continue reading →

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If you ask me what is the most efficient way to teach my children to be spiritually whole, to be mature in their humanity, or to be disciples of Jesus Christ, you will stump me. Why am I stumped? Because … Continue reading →

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[This is the first of a 4 part series discussing different models of family ministry.] After serving as a youth pastor in a small church for half a dozen years, Bobby received a call from the church of his childhood. … Continue reading →

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I just accepted an opportunity to speak to a father/son camp this summer, which, of course, got me thinking about how I should talk to dads about discipling their sons. Since I don’t have sons, I started by thinking what … Continue reading →

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The family is changing. A recent Pew report show that women are now more educated than their husbands. This is the first time in history that women surpass their spouses in this category. As one looks at the data, it … Continue reading →

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Let me write this in defense of many good men who, I think, are being led down the wrong path. Let me write this in support of many good women who are being relegated to a singular calling. Let me … Continue reading →

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I feel better knowing that a human, Joshua DuBois, took interest in Barak Obama’s soul. I’m just as excited to know that the President takes these devotionals seriously. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-25456907 Who is waiting our there for your messages of Christ’s love?

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There is a warning, or a concern, I have for the leaders of family ministry. It is a temptation that can overcome anyone, no matter what their ministry focus, but I see it constantly creeping into posts, books, and sermons … Continue reading →

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Steve Johnson has 15-years of experience serving as children, family, and life development pastor. Currently he is the founder and lead consultant for Etchea Coaching. Steve was a co-developer of the 4-Component Family Ministry model with Scott Turansky of the National Center for Biblical Parenting.